Uniform-gold protector



P A DE COURCY UNIFORM GOLD- PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 15, 3

lnvenror Percy A. de Courcy by M M'TM Aflys May 12, 1925.

Patented May 12, 1925.

'fiitci r A. Di cdtiReY; 0F BOSTON, mAsseciiiieiiiiiss l To all whom it may coiicm: I

Be it known that LPERGY A. bit C'O RCY, iQCitiZ'en ofthe United stzites, and resident cifB oston, county of Suffolk, State of Maes ziehusettsf, have iiwented an Improvement in Unifoi nl-Geld' Protectors; f which the flldii ing' description in connection with the accolh agmying dmwin is'laf specification, like c'httracters on the drawing representing like parts. I

Thie inVentiOn; relates" to" a garment proteet'ei' anc'l an lfi'ect thereof to provid a new Zhfld useful device" which iiiay he ftp plied to, a gaifl'nent over the tarnishzlble insignifi nio intetl thereon to pr tect the same.

The Object of the" invention i's'inifne pal fiieiilztfly to' prdt icle 3' device which may be plzie'd' ovef ce'rtziifn' tarte of 21' u'niforliiflancl ('Yv'r the terni's'hable insignia ounted there- Oh to keep the insi nia from beceniing' tarnished when the unife n i's not being \i orn.

Other objects and fealtuiesbf the iFnvening d's'c'riptibnlzindf the iceonipanying diae ihge'ind Will be particularly pointed out 111 the claims.

The drawings illustrate both in 3'e 1'spec t'iVd'ritT detail a preieiied fofrn' of constriio tion and a modifi'tia'tibii thereof aidapt'ed for use in" a garment pidteetof zi'nt l embodying tlibfeld'piinbiples efthe'inv'entien'. I

in the dtawinge: I Fig? 1 is an elevationshewing the "1:6- tehtdf" paitly o'pfiiri' tlie pfocs 's" of being applied to g sle'evej 1 f I y l Fi 'i2 an elevation showing the roteeteif full losed ebq'ut the sleeve; 7

3iseh elid view of thegzi'rnient an'd sleeve shown inFig. 2; w t

a detziilof one of the folds (if the pi ot e'ctorj i 5"ian e1evgition of the pi-Otectorepplied to' a pair deeuters;

Fig: 6 isfiin elevation showihg the preteeter applieil to me n of tfdus'ei'e which hiveheefizfoldd fbfpiclfirig;

,The device 'lhietratjed is designed to he deed in cbhfifidfiiifiith gafliients Oli which tarnilshahle insignia: are mounted; tof cd ve'r and s e ye flfdhi' (leteriat'ion when the ai e'l net worn.

v ousers v or th rating marks, and r', '1}, '1 ;f 13. WW2! I Y! gold brmd or chevrons used on the uniforms A iia'tioh filed February 15, 1923. serial No; $194256.

of persqns in the military service The p'roteetbi" is particularly ueeful to fiflbi's of ships sin'ee'the insignia used. on theil" unifoi iis tarnish very quielily While at sea. Beeause (if the fact that the insigfiiw on' the sleeves of a" goat are usually of difleient shape thah the insignia; on" the trousers the i 4 7 l v I protector has been made 1n two diifefent forms WlllCh, however, are zllike in all the essential characteristics.

'A's illustrated herein the protector 00in"- prisee a pair of similar yieldable hb'zircls 1 and 20f an arees suflic-ient' to cover the-1501'- tio n the garnient on which the inelignie mem unte d; The boards afeusejd as' a etii fening material say that when thei 'afcjttoji is fastened ovei' the g tlflil ei lt andhnsi'gniti, the gai'inent will be fifiifnlj lanipe'tl thelehetwen. The boards may he of any materiel which will net shrink 01 draw outof shst'pe should they become dalnpeneian'dlit h'ie hen'foiintl that-zi thin flexible fibre'healfd is achhii'zthly ziclzipted for use" in the pxiote' cltor.

XteiiclhetWeen the edges of the hoeiid's'to iinect the heiq'rds and t' s'iirro'un'cl the galnie'iit. Such ce rering'ispi'eferzthly a Waterlobf, ieztt-ap t zii'ing imitation, leather, fastened to the board by means of an adhesive Over the edhta ctingi sii'rfztces Of the hbarol and e sveringg," sind fi'inily seiiin tdthe lintl'ees" tile febric and exthe free of theins ignia zt'nd 0 11mm the boards. It i'snt necessary that the" lining clo'ino're than cdvel the ineig'nii, but for convenience in makiiii'the plqteetor, the lining ifs a cdiitiniieusf strip Of material extending" the full length of the protector mounted one on the flap and the other on the under-lying board to hold the protector in clamped position with the lining engaging and protecting the insignia.

In the form of the protector which is adapted for use in connection with a sleeve and shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the covering is extended from one board to form an additional flap 8 to fold around the creased portion of the sleeve, adequately to protect the insignia thereon. of such a character that they do not extend all the way around the sleeve, but are merely stars or other emblems which occupy only a small space on the top portion of the sleeve, the flap 8 is not necessary, but it has been put on this form of the protector in case the tarnishable insignia 9 extend overthe creased portions of the garment, in order to fit closely against and protect the folds of the insignia. V

The formsof protector shown in Figs. 5 and '6 is particularly designed for use in connection with trousers on which the tarnishable insignia are the stripes 10 extending lengthwise of the trousers instead of around, as in the case of the stripes on the sleeve. In'this form of protector the boards are long and narrow and the protector is made with only the one flap 6. Two protectors are used for one pair of trousers and each protector consists of two elongated portions 11 with the flap 6 formed on the end of one of the elongated portions. The separable fasteners have 7 their complementary parts mounted one on the flap 6 and the other on the extremity of the elongated portion which is opposite from the flap. In order to accommodate trousers of varying lengths several fasteners have been used on each protector. lt has been found convenient to use fasteners of the stud and socket type and mount a single stud 12 on the flap 6 and a plurality of sockets 13 at varying distances from the end of one elongated port-ion 11 for co-operation with the stud for varying the length of the protector.

Although a particular and preferred form of the invention has been described, it is obvious that the shape of the protector and the number and shape of the flaps may be varied and other changes made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. Therefore it is desired that the invention be construed as broadly as the limitations in the claims, taken in conjunction with the prior art, may allow.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patentis 1. A protector for folding around and covering the portions of a garment on which tarnishable insignia are mounted,csaid protector having an inner surface of soft, flexible, lintless, pile fabric to rest against the here the insignia are insignia, an outer surface of tough, flexible material, means for stiffening the protector between the folds thereof and means for fastening the protector on the garment.

2. A protector for folding around and covering the portions of a garment on which tarnishable insignia are mounted to prevent tarnishing thereof comprising a strip of tough flexible material forming the outer surface of the protector, a strip of soft flexible lintless pile fabric forming the inner surface of the protector and lying next to the insignia, a strip of stiffening material between the inner surface and outer coverings and intermediate of the folds, and separable fasteners having the complementary parts mounted on the overlapping portions of the protector to hold the pro tector around the garment.

3. A protector having two joined parallel portions for covering andclamping therebetween the portions of the sleeve of a garment on which tarnishable insignia are mounted to save the insignia from deterioration, comprising two parallel portions of an area suificient to cover the parts of the garment on which the insignia are mounted, each portion having an outer covering of tough flexible mate-rial, joining the parallel portions to one another at one end, and an inner lining of soft flexible lintless material for pressing closely against all the covered portions of the insignia andgarment, and fasteners acting to hold the protector in clamped insignia and garment, and fasteners acting to hold the protector in clamped position'with the lining engaging and protecting the insignia.

4. A protector for covering and clamping a portion of a garment on which tarnishable insignia are mounted to prevent tarnishing thereof comprising a pair of similar yieldable boards of an area suflicient'to cover the portion of the garment, an outer covering for the boards of tough, flexible material extending between the edges of the boards to connect the boards and therewith surround the garment portion, an inner lining for the boards of soft flexible, lintless pile fabric extending well over the area of the insignia, the said covering, at least at one connection, being extended from one board to form a flap to overlie the other board, and separable fasteners having their complementary parts mounted on the flap and the underlying board and acting to hold the protector in clamped position with the lining engaging and protecting the insignia.

5.. A protector for covering and clamping therebetween the portion of the sleeve of a garment on which tarnishable insignia are mounted, comprising a strip of tough, flexible material forming the outside of the protector, and a strip of soft, flexible, lintless pile fabric forming the inside of the protector, the protector being folded across the middle to present two parallel side portions with the fabric innermost, one sideportion having a short end Which is folded under between the parallel extending side portions, and the other side portion having a long end Which is folded over on the outside of the side portion having the short end and separable fasteners having one part mounted on the long end and thecomplementary part on the side portion having the short end for holding the protector in folded position, and pieces of stifi'ening material between the adjacent portions of pile fabric and outer covering except at the folds.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

PERCY A. DE GOURCY. 

